Ahead of Friday’s tense exchange , both leaders were expected to make headway on or even finalize an agreement that could see Ukraine contribute revenues from its state-owned mineral, gas, and oil resources into a co-managed investment fund in exchange for continued U.S. support.
A White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday quickly spiraled into an antagonistic exchange, stunning onlookers and intensifying uncertainty about the future of a potential U.S.-Ukraine deal over natural resources.
A White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday quickly spiraled into an antagonistic exchange, stunning onlookers and intensifying uncertainty about the future of a potential U.S.-Ukraine deal over natural resources.
Ahead of Friday’s tense exchange, both leaders were expected to make headway on or even finalize an agreement that could see Ukraine contribute revenues from its state-owned mineral, gas, and oil resources into a co-managed investment fund in exchange for continued U.S. support.
But discussion rapidly devolved in front of the news media in the Oval Office as both Trump and U.S. Vice President J.D.
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